Welcome to week 181 of Haiku Horizons! Enough of anagrams (I’ll skip pots, tops and opts). This prompt for this week is “sky“. Haiku Horizons will provide a haiku prompt each Sunday. Write a haiku based on the prompt

Dark Sky

Sky blue turns back
The moon slides over the sun
Stars shine in mid-day

Morning

Above the mountain
Only one cloud could be seen
Dawn was approaching.

The Storm

When the sky turns black.
The threat of rain increases.
The rain is coming.

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Welcome at a new episode of Heeding Haiku With … and today I have a nice theme to create haiku with.

Today our theme is WAVES …. and of course you can use the image to trigger your muse.

Have fun!

SILENT FLIGHT

Climbing in the wave
Nothing disturbs the pilot
Mountain far below.

Note: When the wind blows across a mountain it is pushed upwards, much like flowing water as it encounters submerged rocks. When the weather conditions are right sailplane pilots will soar effortlessly in these waves, much like a surfer riding the front edge of an ocean-wave. Sometimes reaching altitudes of several thousands of feet, world record altitude flights have reached over 30,000 feet. Occasionally lens shaped clouds appear parallel to mountain ranges, showing that high altitude waves are present. I remember one flight when I climbed over 9,000′ in a wave, limited only because I was not carrying oxygen.

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This week the topic is Wheels. The main focus of your photo should have at least one wheel in it. Wheels come in all shapes and sizes and can be used for a variety you of objects. I’m looking forward to what you all decide to post. I just want you to have some fun with your photography.

This wheel is on the Rebecca T Ruark, one of the few remaining Skipjacks sailing on the Chesapeake Bay. Her home port is Tilghman Island. The skipjack is a traditional fishing boat used on Chesapeake Bay for oyster dredging. It is a sailboat which succeeded the bugeye as the chief oystering boat on the bay, and it remains in service due to laws restricting the use of powerboats in the Maryland state oyster fishery.

Each week Sunday Photo Fiction Fiction from Photos challenges us to write a short story.Sunday Photo Fiction – July 16th 2017 surprised me with one of the photos I’d donated for this project. During a walk on a hot afternoon the inspiration hit.

Each week a photo is used, donated by one of the participants of Sunday Photo Fiction, and the idea is to write a story with the photo as a prompt in 200 words or less. Careful editing will keep your words within the confines of the 200 word limit. The photo doesn’t have to be centre stage, there have been times when I have had to read the story a few times to spot where the prompt is hidden. Please include a mention and / or link to whoever donated the photo…The main object is to have fun..

My wonderful wife and I were about to celebrate our 25th wedding anniversary, and she said she’d find a great place for us to stay. She kept quiet about it for weeks, but I could tell by the smile on her face that something great was up. Thursday before the big weekend she did start with little hints, telling me to get packed for a surprise, and come home from work early. We were going to leave Friday mid-afternoon. I didn’t get much sleep, wondering what she had in mind.

When I got home from work the car was packed, and the tank was topped off, ready to go. Under here directions I drove out into the country to an old town I’d hardly noticed in the past. Heading down Main St. she pointed to one building in particular, “That’s the place! Isn’t it charming?” To my horror it looked like it might collapse in a light breeze.

Following her directions we drove around to the back, a beautifully restored building. The owner of the B&B said the entire building was fully restored, The front was just for show.

This week, I’m going back to one of my old tricks… The theme of Steps can be taken in several directions thanks to the English language. Merriam Webster showed me 11 definitions, some of which were nuances, whereas others have completely separate definitions. Therefore, it is your choice, whether these steps take you up (or down) or direct your path, or even are performed as part of a ballet!

Some new, some back a few years.

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In a relentless quest for the perfect monochrome photo Paula Borkovic challenges us every week. I’ve already answered this challenge with a photo of a Great Blue Heron, but today I found myself surrounded by Canada Geese while I had my camera in hand. So here’s one more, ROTC (Right Out of The Camera) except for some slight cropping. Yes I had the camera set to BnW.

You know the drill: post a photo or more on today’s theme before next Sunday, link to this post and leave me your comment bellow. I hope you’ll have fun posting your entries. Wish you all a very good week ahead!

You know the drill: post a photo or more on today’s theme before next Sunday, link to this post and leave me your comment bellow. I hope you’ll have fun posting your entries. Wish you all a very good week ahead!

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As usual I've been busy during the summer months. Kayaking and GeoCaching. Both of these take time during the day and by evening I don't feel like sitting here writing. As the evenings get earlier in the day I should find more time to blog.